What a beautiful articulation of the pain of writing. When I took a college writing seminar with prolific author John McPhee, he described a writing process that included tying himself to his chair with his bathrobe belt so as not to give up. His advice to our class: “If you can imagine yourself happy being anything but a writer, go do that.” And so I did, and so did you; but it’s not binary. You are a writer, and one with a lively mind to boot. No getting around it. So glad you’ve found this cool new way to share your gift.
What a beautiful articulation of the pain of writing. When I took a college writing seminar with prolific author John McPhee, he described a writing process that included tying himself to his chair with his bathrobe belt so as not to give up. His advice to our class: “If you can imagine yourself happy being anything but a writer, go do that.” And so I did, and so did you; but it’s not binary. You are a writer, and one with a lively mind to boot. No getting around it. So glad you’ve found this cool new way to share your gift.